Media Contact Contact an Information Officer Related News Feeds California Outdoors Q&A OSPR News Marine Region News Subscribe Subscribe to CDFW News releases via email or text.* Sign Up(opens in new tab) *Accredited media representatives should contact an Information Officer to be placed on CDFW's media list. Follow Us Follow on Twitter @CaliforniaDFW(opens in new tab) Follow on Facebook(opens in new tab) Search News 2022-2024 News Releases CDFW Seeks Public Comment Related to Bear Lake Buckwheat November 8, 2024 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is seeking data and public comments on a petition to list Bear Lake buckwheat under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA). Continue reading... Categories: Plants, Rare Species Tagged: CESApetition CDFW Celebrates California Biodiversity Day with More Than 200 Events Statewide September 6, 2024 Sept. 7 is California Biodiversity Day, an annual event marking the anniversary of the launch of the California Biodiversity Initiative in 2018. California is one of the most biodiverse regions in the world and is one of 36 global biodiversity hotspots — areas containing exceptional concentrations of plant and animal species found nowhere else on the planet. Continue reading... Categories: Education, Environment, Fisheries, Marine, Outreach, Plants, Scientific Study, Species Tagged: Biodiversity Day 2024EventsCelebrate CDFW Offering up to $5 Million in Grants to Enhance or Restore Habitat July 17, 2024 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Office of Spill Prevention and Response (CDFW‐OSPR) is accepting grant applications to fund projects that enhance, restore or acquire habitat for wildlife, with available funding totaling $5 million. Continue reading... Categories: Environment, Grants, Habitat Restoration, Plants, Wildlife Tagged: California coasthabitat conservationwildlifegrant funding CDFW is Requesting Public Feedback for the Western Joshua Tree Program March 13, 2024 Join CDFW Thursday, April 4, 2024, from 10 a.m. to noon, for a virtual meeting on the development of a western Joshua tree conservation plan. Continue reading... Categories: Environment, Plants, Rare Species, Species Tagged: